The Stephens

Bebe

2011-03-19T11:59:00.001-07:00

Lyla calls her blanket bebe. Hers is extremely ratty, so I took her with me to buy a new one. I showed her a really cute monkey one and she wanted nothing to do with it. She searched the racks and found one identical to hers. I kinda hoped she would want a different one so we wouldn't be attached to a specific bebe. Nope, she wanted the purple one. When we got in the car I gave her the new one. She threw it down and demanded for "lyla bebe". I tried to be slick and switch them, but she knew it wasn't hers. Looks like we are stuck with the nasty bebe for a little while longer.

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Big Girl Bed

2011-03-13T19:18:00.000-07:00

Ready, set, go

2011-01-31T17:20:00.001-08:00

I know we are bad parents for letting her jump off the chair, but she loves it. Just listen to her say ready. It's too cute.

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Snow Day!

2011-01-21T13:42:00.000-08:00

We sure did have fun in the snow yesterday!

Christmas Pics

2011-01-21T13:27:00.000-08:00

Here's a few pics of family on Christmas Day!

Tyler and Lyla on their guitars

Josh and Lyla on the drums

Peyton and Lyla singing lead vocals

Playing in the snow at Granddaddy's

What's in here?

Brian, Ross, Granddaddy, Lyla, and Dan

Ross and Lyla

Chocolate!!!!

2011-01-20T17:43:00.001-08:00

Dan got a 5 pound bar of chocolate for having perfect attendance at school. Lyla was chowing down.

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Go Mickey!

2011-01-11T08:31:00.001-08:00

We were in toys r us and Dan taught lyla how to make Mickey dance. She then decided to turn them all on. Too cute!

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Talking Tom

2011-01-10T17:18:00.001-08:00

Dan has this app on his phone that is a cat that repeats everything you say. Lyla is pretty intrigued by him. She loves making him repeat her.

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Where is baby's pumpkin?

2010-12-16T17:36:00.001-08:00

Lyla loves saying no when we read this book.

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Princess tree

2010-11-28T16:55:00.001-08:00

Here is lyla with her Christmas tree. It has Disney princesses on it. She loves looking at it.

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Gymnastics class

2010-11-20T08:36:00.001-08:00

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Halloween 2010

2010-11-02T19:59:00.000-07:00

Our little owl had such a great time trick or treating. She would get so excited every time we walked up to a different house. I posted a lot of pictures of my facebook album if you want to see more.

If you're happy and you know it

2010-11-02T17:39:00.001-07:00

Look at this cutie!

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Come here...

2010-10-18T16:35:00.001-07:00

Lyla is playing on her horse that interacts with our tv. She is trying to get the animals on the screen to come to her. It gets cute at the end.

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Words Lyla can say

2010-10-14T21:09:00.001-07:00

Here's a list of words Lyla can say now.
Mama
Dada
Hi
Bye bye
Moo- says this instead of cow
Arf arf- for dog
Ball
Bird
Puppy
Uh oh
Eat
Read
Bite
Dink - drink
Bipper- stands for dipper (ketchup)
Hot
Pup - which means up
Duck
Wee wee - which means pee pee
Lyla
Lasagna
Cheese
Mmmm - when she likes what's she's eating
Baby
Book
Play
Pepper - this is her big stuffed pony
Ow- when something hurts

This is all I can remember for now. She can understand way more than she is saying. My favorite is when she identifies body parts She can locate everything for the head, shoulders, knees, and toes song. She is just not into talking that much. I'm sure some day I'll be regretting saying I wish she would say more. :)

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Potty

2010-10-12T16:59:00.001-07:00

Lyla went pee pee in the potty today!!!!!! What a big girl!!!

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McDonald's Model

2010-10-08T18:35:00.001-07:00

I think lyla might be the next drink model for McDonalds.

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Lasagna

2010-10-04T17:16:00.001-07:00

Please ignore the awful hairdo and messy face. Listen to her try to say lasagna. She's precious.

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Bowling

2010-09-26T16:28:00.001-07:00

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Lyla's learning!

2010-09-17T16:21:00.001-07:00

Lyla is like a little sponge. She is learning so much these days. It's hard to believe she is 17 months old.

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Tiny Dancer

2010-08-15T18:51:00.000-07:00

Lyla just might be a professional dancer one day. Check out these moves!

Future gymnast

2010-08-08T16:55:00.001-07:00

I think lyla is ready for mommy and me gymnastics.

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Surgery

2010-08-04T07:19:00.001-07:00

Lyla got ear tubes today. She did great, and the dr. says she will feel much better now. It was harder on Dan and I than it was her. Putting her in a tiny hospital gown broke our hearts. We were a nervous wreck the whole time, but it was over and done before we knew it. She is up and running around at the house now. I'm just glad she is back to her normal self:)

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Blueberries

2010-08-01T17:31:00.001-07:00

If lyla was a bucket, she'd be full! She ate them straight off the tree.

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Imagine it!

2010-07-17T13:23:00.001-07:00

We went to the imagine it museum in Atlanta. Lyla had so much fun. Here are a few pics. I'll post more when I get them off the video camera.

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The chop

2010-07-16T18:53:00.001-07:00

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Go braves!

2010-07-16T18:07:00.001-07:00

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Sliding fun

2010-07-06T20:26:00.001-07:00

Lyla had so much fun sliding down Addison's slide. She would just take off.

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Happy 4th of July!

2010-07-05T18:56:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from Saturday night at Clarksville's firework show. Lyla liked the fireworks so much we decided to take her to the Nashville show too! She got a little sleepy, but she hung in there.

We had a great time with Robin and her family.

Peyton is such a great helper. She kept Lyla entertained for the 3 hours we waited in Nashville before the big show.

Pepper the pony

2010-06-21T18:39:00.001-07:00

Here is a video of a horse Dan's dad got for Lyla. She was hesitant at first, but not anymore. :)

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Dentist

2010-06-16T06:52:00.001-07:00

Lyla had her first dentist appointment today. We got a great report!

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Homemade ice cream

2010-05-30T14:35:00.001-07:00

We went over to Jan's house for homemade ice cream today. It was fabulous! Here's a picture of Lyla and granddaddy visiting chelsey the horse. :)

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Artwork

2010-05-16T16:46:00.001-07:00

Here is a picture of Lyla's first sidewalk chalk experience.

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One year old pics!

2010-05-03T18:14:00.000-07:00

Check out Lyla's one year old pics. She is such a cutie. We had a great time taking these photos.

http://byshea.com/lylakateisone/

Birthday Party

2010-04-28T18:20:00.001-07:00

Our little lovebug is ONE!!! We had such a great time at her birthday party. Thanks to all our friends and family that came.

Jackson and Lyla

Look who's ONE!

More birthday pics

2010-04-24T06:16:00.001-07:00

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Birthday girl

2010-04-22T08:22:00.001-07:00

We are headed to the zoo! I'll post more pics later. Can't believe she's one!

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Big girl

2010-04-09T15:45:00.000-07:00

I just had to post this pic because I think Lyla looks like such a big girl.

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Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T14:45:00.001-07:00

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Redneck playpen

2010-03-28T17:37:00.001-07:00

Lyla has been moving around so much that we resorted to a laundry basket... J/k she looked cute in it :)

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Walking her baby

2010-03-26T20:01:00.001-07:00

Lyla is taking her babydoll for a stroll outside. She is too cute.

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Monkeys at the zoo

2010-03-23T16:01:00.001-07:00

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Zoo!

2010-03-23T12:21:00.001-07:00

We took Lyla on her first trip to the zoo. She had so much fun. Every animal she saw she reached out and grunted with excitement.

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More walking

2010-03-20T17:49:00.001-07:00

She's gotten so much better recently. She will be walking everywhere before we know it.

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Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

2010-03-17T15:27:00.001-07:00

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Walking

2010-03-13T18:19:00.001-08:00

Here's a video of Lyla taking a few steps!

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Funny girl

2010-03-02T17:23:00.001-08:00

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Hat day

2010-03-02T15:31:00.001-08:00

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Crazy hair day

2010-03-01T18:35:00.001-08:00

Lyla had crazy hair day at daycare today. Too cute!

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Crazy little monkey

2010-02-27T19:11:00.001-08:00

Here is Lyla acting crazy after dinner. She is too much fun!

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Chuck E Cheese

2010-02-18T17:22:00.001-08:00

Fun at chuck e cheese! It was west creek night so we had an excuse to take Lyla. We had a blast.

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Fun in the snow

2010-02-16T19:10:00.001-08:00

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Where did the time go?

2010-02-12T13:05:00.000-08:00

I'm a big girl now!

2010-02-06T13:59:00.001-08:00

Walking, crawling, and playing Peek-a-boo. We officially have a big girl now! She isn't walking on her own yet, but it won't be long. Take a look at our precious little bug! :)

9 month pictures

2010-01-23T11:48:00.000-08:00

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Rolling Over!

2009-11-28T10:07:00.001-08:00

Lyla FINALLY rolled over. Today was the day. She went from belly to back. She hates tummy time and normally cries until we sit her up. She finally rolled over today, and she hasn't stopped since. Yay for Lyla! Dan and I got a little excited sorry for the screams. :)

Lyla's 6 month pictures

2009-11-24T04:02:00.000-08:00

Lyla Kate : 6 Months

Thanks Shea!

Halloween 2009

2009-11-01T13:43:00.001-08:00

Here are some pictures of the cutest little flower and pumpkin you have ever seen!

Going to the woods

2009-10-04T18:32:00.000-07:00

Lyla wearing Daddy's hunting light. I have a feeling I'm going to have a daddy's girl who likes to hunt.

Giggle Box

2009-10-04T18:13:00.001-07:00

Lyla Kate is learning how to be a volleyball player and loving every minute of it. She is so funny! Check it out.

Finally an update!

2009-09-13T10:20:00.000-07:00

Wow...I am finally writing an update on here. It's been forever! Life has been pretty busy since school started back. I just wanted to put a quick update on here of Lyla's new accomplishments. She is now sitting up! She's not a pro at it yet, but she is definitely doing it on her own. She still hasn't rolled over so that is our next goal. It's coming soon. She has such a cute little personality. She has figured out that she can cry if she drops her toy and we will give it back to her. She has figured out how to get her way :) We love spending time with her on the weekends so I am going to go play with my baby girl instead of typing more. I promise I'll post pictures soon!

3 month photo shoot

2009-08-11T20:22:00.001-07:00

Lyla Kate's 3 month slide show is done! Check it out. She is too precious.

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Granny

2009-08-02T19:07:00.001-07:00

We were so glad that Dan's Granny was able to come up and visit the other day. It was so good to see her and some other family members as well. Aunt Ginger and her family came up and brought Granny with them. Ginnon had to take a test at APSU so we got to spend the afternoon with them. They live in Hohenwald, TN so it's not that often we get to see them. For those West Creek Coyotes reading this that is the hometown of the Elephant Sanctuary we raise money for! We hope to see them again sometime soon.

Morgan came in town so the girls had a get together to watch So You Think You Can Dance. We had so much fun catching up. Lyla fit right in!

July 2009

2009-08-02T18:16:00.000-07:00

Here is a little video of Lyla during the month of July. She has learned a lot this month. My favorite is her splashing in the tub. Enjoy!

Hitting Quackers

2009-07-24T08:45:00.000-07:00

This is one of the first days Lyla discovered she could use her hands to play. She is 11 weeks old in this video. She is hitting her duck named Quackers!

3 months old!

2009-07-24T08:27:00.000-07:00

Lyla Kate had her 3 month birthday on Wednesday. She has changed so much these past few weeks. She is talking (cooing) a lot more. My favorite thing is when she sings along with me. She tries to sing louder than me. It's pretty funny. She also found her hands and will not stop starring at them. She has rubbed her pointer finger raw from sucking on it so much. It is kinda nice not having to depend on the pacifier as much, but I'm worried she will make a habit out of sucking her fingers. We can take the paci away, but can't take her fingers away. Watching her play with her toys on her play mat is also a highlight of the day. She has so much more of a personality now. It's a new adventure everyday. I love watching her grow and discover new things. Who knows what will be next. Here are some pictures from this past month.

13 weeks old! (She can't hold it by herself completely...we still help,

don't worry!)

Play time :)

Donnie and Nicole's wedding

11 weeks old

Lyla and Jackson just hanging out

9 hours!

2009-07-17T21:01:00.000-07:00

Lyla Kate officially slept 8 and 9 hours this week. It has been amazing. My body didn't know how to handle that many consecutive hours of sleeping. :) She has been growing so much recently. I really noticed it today when I was brushing her hair. It is starting to get so long. Well, I guess I shouldn't say long...more like strands that are 3/4 to an inch long. We are in Flora, IL now for one of Dan's good friend's wedding. Hopefully she will sleep as long in her pack in play. I'm sure we will have plenty of good pics from the weekend. I'll post them soon!

Friends and good times!

2009-07-09T19:05:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to visit Kinsley Marie. She is so tiny and precious. I truly can't remember Lyla being that small. They weighed 1 oz apart and Kinsley just seemed so small. We were so glad we got to see them and that they were doing so well. Sara looks like such a proud mama. Can't wait to have more play dates with them in the future. Tonight we went to the West Creek Summer Picnic. It was so great seeing everyone again. All the West Creek babies were too precious. I swear it seemed like there were babies everywhere. My friend Tearza is pregnant, and she looks awesome. She is going to be such a cute pregnant teacher. Can't wait for play dates with Nolan/Emery (We'll know soon...yay!) Kathryn's little boy, Jackson, is such a cutie. I am so jealous of his head full of hair. I could seriously have some cute hair-dos on Lyla if she had as much hair as him. I always look forward to our get togethers. They are too cute sitting next to each other. I'm so glad I have so many friends with babies and soon to be little ones.

It won't be like this for long

2009-06-27T21:16:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe she is already 2 months old. It's like the song says, it won't be like this for long. I swear I can't listen to that song without tearing up. These days are precious. Look how much she has grown.

2 month check up

2009-06-23T14:22:00.001-07:00

Little Lyla Kate is officially 12 pounds and 23 inches long. She is growing strong. The doctors appointment went well except for the heartbreaking cry when she got her shots. It truly hurt me when she cried like she did. She didn't cry for very long, but when she did it was louder than I have ever heard her cry. Dan was with me thank goodness to help console her. She calmed down quickly, but I still felt like she was thinking why did you do this to me. We found out that bathing her in Johnsons baby soap was actually causing her dry skin to be even worse. Who would have thought? Now we have to use Dove and put Eurcerin lotion on twice a day. She definitely got her Daddy's skin. It is so interesting to hear the doctor talk about how all the baby stuff now days is just a way to make money. You would have thought that the baby lotion and soap would be the best for your little lovebug, but it turns out you can just use everyday normal stuff. I'll post pictures of her growth soon. Stay tuned!

Swimming!

2009-06-12T17:36:00.001-07:00

Lyla went swimming today for the first time. Look how cute she is in her itsy bitsy bikini :) She loves the water!

We also went to lunch with Kathryn and Jackson the other day. Here is a pic of our sleepy heads. They were perfect little angles the whole time. It's so nice to have friends with babies :)

It's a bird, It's a plane, No...It's Lyla!

2009-06-07T12:19:00.000-07:00

Church with Granddaddy

2009-06-07T12:09:00.000-07:00

Today we went to church with Granddaddy. Lyla was an absolute angel the entire time. Granddaddy held her and kept her entertained the entire service. Here are some of the pictures from today.

First Smile :)

2009-06-07T11:58:00.000-07:00

Lyla smiled today!!!! It was too precious :) It was hard to capture the smile on camera, but here are a few pics.

6 hours

2009-06-04T16:58:00.000-07:00

Lyla actually slept 6 hours straight the night before last. It was amazing! I didn't know how to act getting sleep longer than 3 hours. She went to sleep at 10 and then woke up at 4. Normally there is a feeding in there around 1, so it was really a great night. Last night was not as exciting. She definitely woke up at 12:30. Hopefully we will have more long nights to come. Life at the Stephens house has been great! Stop by anytime to see us :)

I'm already dancing!

2009-05-27T13:55:00.000-07:00

Uncle Bryan making me dance!

Where does the time go?

2009-05-27T13:04:00.000-07:00

Lyla Kate is already 5 weeks old! Below are some pictures throughout the past few weeks. Enjoy!

The sign says it all.

It's hard being 1 month old! I had such a long day.

I'm trying to smile :)

Cousin Tyler's graduation

Mommy loves me!

Wearing Daddy's college baseball team and number!

Sitting up like a big girl!

I know I'm too cute :)

Hanging out on the Boppy!

Look what happens when Daddy dresses me :(

First bottle

It's been a while

2009-05-23T17:04:00.001-07:00

It's been a while since I've been able to update. Life has been pretty hectic with school ending and trying to take care of a one month old. Crazy that she is already a month old. Where does the time go? Finishing up end of the year stuff for school has been hard not being there. I still have tons of stuff to do in my classroom to get it ready for the summer. Packing up things and cleaning the room up so the janitors can give it a good cleaning this summer. I hated having to take down everything just to have to put it back up next year. Hopefully Lyla will be a trouper on Tuesday while I try to finish everything up. We went to school on Thursday to say bye to my kids and so they could meet Lyla. It was bittersweet to say bye. They were my first class ever. I will always remember them. It is amazing how much they have grown this year. Looking at pictures from the first day of school and now is such a huge change. I have learned so much from them all. Lyla is doing great these days. She is starting to eat a little more and it seems like she has an internal alarm clock that goes off almost exactly every 3 hours. She wants her food! She truly has amazed Dan and me everyday. It's seems like she is all we talk about. I don't know what we talked about before her. I guess we are just proud parents. :)

Newborn Pictures

2009-05-11T14:42:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the world Lyla Kate Stephens! Check out her precious newborn pictures :) Shea you are awesome!
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http://www.byshea.com/lylakate

Lyla Collage

2009-05-10T08:54:00.000-07:00

Fun times with a new picture program! Thanks Betsy :)

2 week check up

2009-05-04T17:25:00.000-07:00

Lyla had her two week check up today with Dr. Moore. She is now 8lbs 1 oz and 20 inches long. Dr. Moore said she is doing wonderful...yay! He told us we can start letting her sleep at night until she wakes us up. We no longer have to wake her up every 3 hours. Cross your fingers that she sleeps a little bit. He also commented on how well she calms herself down after being startled. The down side to the visit was she had to have another PKU test. Her blood sample from the hospital did not work so they had to redo it today. It was awful watching the nurse try to get 5 big blood drops from her foot. She kept squeezing her little leg to try to get the blood to pool. It was terrible. Dan said next time if they have to do it again he will have to leave the room. We just felt so sorry for her. After a good crying fit she calmed down and acted like nothing happened. I think I would have cried for at least an hour if they did that to me! Overall it was a successful trip to the doctors.

Newborn Pics

2009-04-30T12:17:00.000-07:00

Lyla did absolutely amazing during her newborn pictures today. I cannot wait to see them. Shea did such an excellent job. She is so creative. Lyla looked precious! She didn't even fuss until the very end. It will be about a week before we get the pictures back. Shea will set up an online slideshow for friends and family to view. Once I get the address for it I will post it for all to see. Maybe I am a little bias, but Lyla's pictures are going to be absolutely adorable.

As for Dan and I, adjusting to having a baby in the house has been easy. She is starting to stay awake more often, and it seems like she is following us with her eyes. She watched Dan's hand move across her face, and she turned her head and eyes to follow. The things we get excited about are so little, but it is so much fun when she does something new.

I want to say thanks to all of our family and friends that have given us support this past week. All the food and visits have been awesome. It's been so helpful and the company has been great. Thanks again!

More pictures of our little lovebug

2009-04-27T18:06:00.001-07:00

Lyla Kate

2009-04-25T18:12:00.000-07:00

She's Here!

2009-04-25T17:40:00.001-07:00

Finally!!!! April 22, 2009 was the greatest day of our lives. It was definitely worth all the wait. Lyla was born 7 lbs 7 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. She is absolutely perfect. We are such proud parents. When we left the hospital she weighed 7lbs and then we went to the doctor today and she was back to 7lbs 4 oz. Doctor said everything looked great! It was such a relief to know that she is doing well. It has been so easy adjusting to being parents. It is definitely exhausting, but totally worth it when she looks at you with her big beautiful eyes. It's still hard to believe she is here. We look forward to all the precious memories we will make during her life.

So I have to talk about our first adventure out of the house. This morning we had her very first doctors appointment. It was at 8:30 and we left the house at 8. We had plenty of time to get there. We drove off and I realized neither of us had our cell phones, so we turned around and went back to the house. No big deal. To our surprise though, we had forgotten to put the house key back on the key ring after giving it to his dad to feed the dogs while in the hospital. So now here we are at about 8:10 with no cell phones and locked out of our house. Awesome. We decide we will worry about it later and call someone once we're at the doctor's office. We start down Riverside Drive and of course there is a powerline in the street so we get detoured around. You would think they would detour us to where we would come out far enough down Riverside, but they just made us do a big U-turn that took an extra 5 minutes. We decide to go the interstate now and of all things the gas light comes on. We probably could have made it, but we stop to fill up anyway to be safe. In the meantime during all of this we called On-Star and they helped us out. They connected us to Dan's Dad so he could get into our house for us. Thank the Lord for On-Star. It made us feel better knowing we could get in our house now. Finally, we get to Premier 15 minutes late...what a first trip out as new parents. It was all okay when we heard she was doing great. :) I'm sure we will look back on this day someday and laugh at ourselves.

Redbud Tree

2009-04-19T06:48:00.000-07:00

We are actually getting a tree to plant in the backyard for Lyla. Dan's uncle who lives in Columbia, TN does some landscaping on the side, and he is giving us a redbud tree to celebrate her birth. He called to tell us he had found one that was 8 foot tall and 2 inches around. He means business! It is going to be such a nice addition to our backyard. She will be here before we know it!

6 days and counting...

2009-04-16T10:05:00.000-07:00

6 more days until Dan and I are parents....scary! I went to the doctor yesterday and everything was looking good. We are still on for Wednesday. I can tell Lyla is getting bigger because it's really starting to hurt when she moves around. I can tell she is trying to stretch out by pushing her feet and head out at the same time. My stomach truly looks creepy when she does this. I don't blame her though, I wouldn't want to be stuck in a V position with my feet in my face for 9 months. On another note, TCAP is almost over! My kids have done a really good so far. I know it's exhausting for them. I am exhausted just watching them. I bet it doesn't help that I'm 38 weeks pregnant trying to walk around and monitor. I'm looking forward to tomorrow being my last day until next year. Kinda strange to think about I survived my first year teaching. I would not suggest to others trying to teach your first year and be pregnant. It was definitely tiring at times. I made it though, thank goodness. I have another doctors appointment on Tuesday, so if anything changes I will keep you updated. I'm almost a MOM...agghhh!

Pregnancy Slideshow

2009-04-12T17:41:00.000-07:00

Countdown!

2009-04-12T13:17:00.000-07:00

The countdown is on! Only 10 more days until Lyla Kate Stephens will be born. She will be born on April 22, 2009. AKA: Earth Day. Dan has already talked about how we have to plant a tree for her. How silly are we! We can't wait for that day. I'm getting a little nervous though knowing it is so soon. I am scheduled for a C-section at 1 that day because she is breech. Oddly enough I am ok with this. I think it's nice knowing for sure what day she will arrive. I won't have to sit and wait for contractions to start. I will try to update this blog as much as possible so you can keep up with our new family! Keep checking back :)